Pîtres

Pîtres
Pîtres
Commune
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	Coordinates: 49°19′13″N 1°13′37″E / 49.3203°N 1.2269°ECoordinates: 49°19′13″N 1°13′37″E / 49.3203°N 1.2269°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Les Andelys
Canton	Pont-de-l'Arche
Intercommunality	CA Seine-Eure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Lambert
Area 1	10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	2,580
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27458 /27590
Elevation	7–138 m (23–453 ft) ; (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pîtres (French pronunciation: [pitʁ] (listen); medieval Pistres) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It lies on the Seine.

History[]

Historically, it had a bridge to prevent Vikings from sailing up the river to Paris. It was here that King Charles the Bald promulgated the Edict of Pistres in 864.

Population[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,000	—
1800	1,053	+5.3%
1806	971	−7.8%
1821	963	−0.8%
1831	990	+2.8%
1836	1,045	+5.6%
1841	1,026	−1.8%
1846	1,028	+0.2%
1851	1,074	+4.5%
1856	980	−8.8%
1861	930	−5.1%
1866	914	−1.7%
1872	905	−1.0%
1876	888	−1.9%
1881	1,054	+18.7%
1886	939	−10.9%
1891	1,005	+7.0%
1896	972	−3.3%
1901	983	+1.1%
1906	904	−8.0%
1911	900	−0.4%
1921	925	+2.8%
1926	937	+1.3%
1931	1,036	+10.6%
1936	982	−5.2%
1946	1,063	+8.2%
1954	1,045	−1.7%
1962	1,278	+22.3%
1968	1,848	+44.6%
1975	2,374	+28.5%
1982	2,312	−2.6%
1990	2,285	−1.2%
1999	2,289	+0.2%
2006	2,118	−7.5%
2011	2,391	+12.9%